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MONDAY The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. The Lady & The Gents will perform at 6:30 p.m.
April 7 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place. Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages.
Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H.
Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661. The concerts are free.
For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov . Amp The Alley concerts will be held during Masters Week beginning with The Experiment and the I-20 Horns at 6:30 p.
m. Monday, April 7, in The Alley in downtown Aiken. Tom Reed will perform Thursday, Aug.
15. For more information, visit ampthealley.com .
Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, on Whiskey Road across from the Fresh Market along Whiskey Road.
The later time will continue through the summer months. Join us in seeking an end to war and all violence, and peace for all. Everyone is welcome — men, women and children.
If you can't stand, chairs are welcome. Bring a nonpartisan sign or use one of ours. For more information, call Lynn at 501-499-4485 or Brenda at 803-648-6020.
Gaming Time will be available from 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, and 2-5:30 p.
m. Friday, April 11, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.
W. Come play Nintendo Switch or META VR games. Board games also will be available.
Times must be reserved in advance. Children 11 and younger must be accompanied by an adult or caregiver 16 or older. Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.
m. Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road.
There is a $5 cover charge. Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25. For more information, visit facebook.
com/letsgobingoaiken . TUESDAY An opening reception and historic presentation on the exhibit Black Pearl will be held from 6-8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, at the Center for African American History, Art and Culture, 120 York St. N.E.
The exhibit is a retrospective on the life of Dr. Marlene O'Bryant-Seabrook. Amp The Alley concerts will be held during Masters Week.
Muz Mercer will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in The Alley in downtown Aiken.
Tom Reed will perform Thursday, Aug. 15. For more information, visit ampthealley.
com . The Aiken Newcomers' Club will meet at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 8, at Newberry Hall, 117 Newberry St. N.W.
The program will be a silent auction. The cost for the meal is $25. Reservations and cancellations are due by Thursday, April 3.
For more information or to register, email [email protected] . A Free Law Talk will be held at 6 p.
m. Tuesday, April 8. The topic will be Elder Law and End of Life Planning.
The program is presented in partnership with the SCBar and SCLegal. To register, call the reference/information desk at 803-642-2020 ext. 3.
Tai Chi will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, in Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place.
The Teen Silent Reading Society will meet from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta.
Students sixth through 12th grader are invited to grab a cozy blanket and a good book and enjoy popcorn and drinks at the library. For more information, call 803-279-5767. The 21st annual Drive for Show Rock Fore! Dough will be held at 5 p.
m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Lady A Pavilion at Evans Towne Center Park, 7016 Evans Towne Center Blvd., Evans, Ga.
Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 the day of the show. Children 5 and younger are free. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit rockforedough.
com . The Aiken Art Walk will be held from 5-8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8, in downtown Aiken. Visitors will be able to stroll through galleries, studios and pop-up exhibits featuring local and regional artists. Admission is free.
For more information, visit visitaikensc.com . A Free Law Talk will be held at 6 p.
m. Tuesday, April 8, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.
W. The topic will be Elder Law and End of Life Planning. The program is presented in partnership with the SCBar and SCLegal.
To register, call the reference/information desk at 803-642-2020 ext. 3. Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.
m. Tuesday, April 8, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May.
Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Snacks are welcome. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch.
For more information, call 803-642-7631. For weather information, call 803-643-4661. The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.
m. Tuesday, APRIL 7, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome.
All acoustic instruments are welcome. For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St.
S.W. For more information, email aikennaranon@outlook.
com . Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App. For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] .
WEDNESDAY Vilia Harrington and the Hamptones will perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the Good Girl Brewing Co.
, 880 Banks Mill Road. For more information, visit goodgirlbrewingco.com .
Amp The Alley concerts will be held during Masters Week. Prettier than Matt will perform at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, in The Alley in downtown Aiken. Tom Reed will perform Thursday, Aug. 15.
For more information, visit ampthealley.com . Community Lenten Worship Services will be held at 12:30 p.
m. Wednesday through April 9 at area churches. Lunch will be available at noon or 1 p.
m. The services on Wednesday, April 9, will be at the Old Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 200 Old Macedonia Road, North Augusta. For more information, visit oldmacedoniabc.
org . A National Unicorn Day celebration will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, at the Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta. Children ages 3 and older are invited to hear stories about unicorns, play unicorn games, make a craft and enjoy a snack. For more information, call 803-279-5767.
An Eco Explorers Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.
m. Wednesday, April 9, at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road, Augusta. This is about a two hour experience for adults and will mostly be outdoors.
The cost is $26.03 per person. For more information or to register, visit phinizycenter.
com . An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.m.
Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.
m. For more information, email [email protected] .
The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St. S.W.
, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.
m. Wednesday through Saturday. The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War.
Admission is free. For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.org .
THURSDAY A Family Campfire Storytime will be held from 6:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at the Nancy Carson Public Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta.
There will be camping stories, games, s'mores and songs. For more information, call 803-279-5767. Amp The Alley concerts will be held during Masters Week.
The Runout will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in The Alley in downtown Aiken.
Tom Reed will perform Thursday, Aug. 15. For more information, visit ampthealley.
com . Veteran's Coffee and Cookie gathering will be held at 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, at the Nancy Bonnette Public Library, 204 Park St. N.E.
, Wagener. The Aiken County Board of Disabilities will meet at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, at the Tri-Development Center, 111 Gregg Ave. N.W.
For more information, call Shemeco Thomas at 803-642-1055. A Color Your World Display activity will be held from 10:30 a.m.
to noon Thursday, April 10, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Help the library get ready for summer reading by making crafts and decor to add to the display case. To register, call 803-642-2020 ext. 2.
4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave.
APRIL 11 Amp The Alley concerts will be held during Masters Week. August Haze will perform at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11, in The Alley in downtown Aiken. Tom Reed will perform Thursday, Aug. 15.
For more information, visit ampthealley.com . An opening reception for the exhibit Faces and Figures will be held from 5-7 p.
m. Friday, April 11, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville.
While the event is free, donations are appreciated. For more information, visit betterworldstudios.org .
The Dusty Angels will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Good Girl Brewing Co.
, 880 Banks Mill Road. For more information, visit goodgirlbrewingco.com .
“Dogman," rated PG, will be shown at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext.
1121. The Squirrel Nut Zippers will perform in concert at 8 p.m.
Friday, April 11, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry. Tickets range from $55-$85.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com . Karaoke Night will be held a from 6-8 p.
m. Friday, April 11, at The Village Cafe, 110 Coach Light Way. The free event will feature DJ Matt Ames.
APRIL 12 Artists will create portraits and figurative art from 11 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Saturday, April 12, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville.
Fiber artists will also demonstrate their craft on Saturdays, April 12, 19 and 26. For more information, visit betterworldstudios.org .
The City of Aiken will hold its community Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.
m. at Perry Memorial Park, 720 Abbeville Ave. N.
E. Egg drops will be at 11:15 a.m.
for 1-3 year olds; 11:30 a.m. for 4-7 year olds and 11:45 a.
m. for 8-10 a.m.
After the egg drops there will be games, music, light refreshments and more. This is a free event. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be a drive-thru at the Lessie B.
Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.W.
For more information, email [email protected] . The Aiken Artist Guild will meet at 6:30 p.
m. Monday, April 12, at the Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.
W. Dr. Jessica Wheat Welton will be the speaker.
An SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare Adoption event will be held at noon Saturday, April 12, at the Good Girl Brewing Co., 880 Banks Mill Road. The Kenny George Band will perform later that day at 6 p.
m. For more information, visit goodgirlbrewingco.com .
The Great Easter Egg-sperience will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at First Baptist Church of Vaucluse, 2 Church St.
Admission is free. An Easter Egg Hunt will be held from 1-4 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, at New Beginning Baptist Church, 4000 Trolley Line Road. “Mufasa: The Lion King," rated PG, will be shown at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 12, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext. 1121. A Crafty Kids activity will be held from 10 a.
m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Kids are invited to drop-in and make a craft. Listen to Her Heart: The Tom Petty Experience will perform at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry. Tickets range from $35-$55.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com . The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.
m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road.
Masks are encouraged for those who are not vaccinated. APRIL 13 Classic Skynyrd will perform at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 13, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry. Tickets range from $30-$60.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com . A traveling art installation offering survivors of violence, particularly domestic and sexual violence, will be installed at 11 a.
m. Sunday, April 13, at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church, 115 Gregg Ave. For more information, visit sccadvasa.
org . APRIL 14 The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. Swingstation will perform at 6:30 p.
m. April 14 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place.
Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages. Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot.
In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661.
The concerts are free. For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov .
The Triple Crown Golf Classic will be held Monday, April 14, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Drive. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.
with a shotgun start by 12:30 p.m. The entry fee is $125 per person and includes the green fee, cart, practice range, lunch from Chick-Fil-A and dinner at Woodside.
The tournament was originally scheduled for Monday, March 31, but was postponed due to weather concerns. For more information or to register, visit triplecrownaiken.com Material Girls, Aiken's American Sewing Guild group, will meet at 10 a.
m. Monday, April 14, at the Episcopal Church, 1630 Silver Bluff Road. The program will be a tutorial on making panties.
Guests are welcome. For more information, call Marge at 803-522-2100 or Cheri at 803-644-0576. Paws & Petals, a SPCA Thrift Store Spring Garden Party, will be held from 6-8 p.
m. Monday, APril 14, at the store, 1589 Whiskey Road. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door.
For more information, visit letlovelive.org . Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.
m. Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road.
There is a $5 cover charge. Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25. For more information, visit facebook.
com/letsgobingoaiken . APRIL 15 Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May. Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Snacks are welcome. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch. For more information, call 803-642-7631.
For weather information, call 803-643-4661. Teen Hangout will be held from 4-6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Teens ins grads 6-12 are invited to drop in for snacks, board games, video games, crafts and books. Aiken Technical College will hold a Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. June 9-13 on the school's campus, 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville.
The cost is $25 for students. The application deadline is Tuesday, April 15. For more information, call 803-508-7279 or email kingeryk@atc.
edu . The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome. All acoustic instruments are welcome.
For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.
W. For more information, email [email protected] .
Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App.
For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] . APRIL 16 Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.
m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required.
For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk. An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.
m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave.
A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m. For more information, email AikenBridgeClub@gmail.
com . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St. S.
W., is open 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free. For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.
org . APRIL 17 The 17th annual Historic Beech Island Tour will be held from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26.
The tour will feature 13 historic and unusual places in Beech Island. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate for adults or $15 in advance or $20 at the gate for seniors age 60 and older. Children and students 18 and younger are free.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit beechislandhistoricalsociety.com .
A Kids' Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 17.
Read or listen to a book on mythology and join us for discussion, snacks and an activity. This book club is for ages 5-10. Younger siblings are welcome; some toys will be available for them during the program.
This program is in partnership with Amedisys Hospice Care. For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 ext. 2.
The Art of Words Poets' Open Mic event will be held from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Adults, teens, and young adults will have the opportunity to practice performance skills in front of a small audience, receive feedback and get inspiration.
The evening will be co-hosted by Tamell "Big" Bailey and Cathy Benedetto. Those wishing to participate should sign up when they arrive at 5:45 p.m.
on the day of the event. Each performer may speak for 5 minutes. For more information, call Benedetto at 803-642-2020 ext.
3. A Free Pop-Up Seed event will be held from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 17.
The program is being held in partnership with the Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District. Free vegetable, her and flower seeds will be given out. Limited to 5 per patron.
Coloring for Grownups will be held from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, April 3 and 17, in the creative lab on the first floor of the library.
Those attending should bring colored pencils and felt pens. Coloring sheets and refreshments will be provided. To sign up or for more information, call the reference desk at 803-642-2020 ext.
3. Heather Peterson, associate professor of history at USC Aiken, will give a lecture titled "Black Graniteville” at 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 17, at 139 Newberry St. S.W.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and is part of USC Aiken’s Aiken in The Alley series. 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. APRIL 18 Pickin in the Peaches will be held April 18-19 at the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive. Tickets are $69.
50 for Friday, April 18; $79.50 for Saturday, April 19; and $133.75 for the weekend.
Sierra Hull, Fruition, Fireside Collective, Po' Ramblin Boys and East Nash Grass will be among the performers. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pickininthepeaches.com .
APRIL 19 A Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 19, at Oakley Park, 300 Columbia Road, Edgefield.
Story time will be held at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. There will also be crafts, face painting, vendors, food and more.
Please bring a basket to collected eggs. For more information, visit opmuseum.com .
Pickin in the Peaches will be held April 18-19 at the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive. Tickets are $69.50 for Friday, April 18; $79.
50 for Saturday, April 19; and $133.75 for the weekend. Sierra Hull, Fruition, Fireside Collective, Po' Ramblin Boys and East Nash Grass will be among the performers.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pickininthepeaches.com . Artists will create portraits and figurative art from 11 a.
m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville. Fiber artists will also demonstrate their craft on Saturdays, April 12, 19 and 26.
Youth workshops will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.
m. Saturday, April 19. For more information, visit betterworldstudios.
org . The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are encouraged for those who are not vaccinated.
APRIL 20 Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will hold virtual service on Sunday, April 20. Meeting is open to all and visitors are warmly welcomed. Worship in silence begins at 10 a.
m., followed by fellowship at 11 a.m.
For the Zoom link, email Brenda at [email protected] or call 803-648-6020. APRIL 21 The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30.
The Whiskey Business Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. April 21 at the Roland H.
Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place. Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages. Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road.
Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.
The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661. The concerts are free. For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.
gov . Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday, April 21, on Whiskey Road across from the Fresh Market along Whiskey Road. The later time will continue through the summer months. Join us in seeking an end to war and all violence, and peace for all.
Everyone is welcome — men, women and children. If you can't stand, chairs are welcome. Bring a nonpartisan sign or use one of ours.
For more information, call Lynn at 501-499-4485 or Brenda at 803-648-6020. Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road. There is a $5 cover charge.
Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25. For more information, visit facebook.com/letsgobingoaiken .
APRIL 22 Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road.
Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May. Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Snacks are welcome.
In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch. For more information, call 803-642-7631. For weather information, call 803-643-4661.
A book club will meet at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22.
April's discussion will cover "Mother-Daughter Murder Night" by Nina Simon. Sign up at the information desk on the second floor or call 803-642-2020, ext. 3.
The Sharp Dance Company will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Etherredge Center on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway.
Tickets are $40. The performance is part of the 2024-2025 Cultural Series. For more information, visit etherredgecenter.
universitytickets.com or by calling the box office at 803-641-3305. The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.
m. Tuesday, APRIL 7, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome.
All acoustic instruments are welcome. For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St.
S.W. For more information, email aikennaranon@outlook.
com . Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App. For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] .
APRIL 23 Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.
; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.
m. to 12:15 p.m.
Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk.
An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B.
Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, email [email protected] . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St.
S.W., is open 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free.
For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.org . APRIL 24 The Brenda's Angels Tennis Tournament will be held April 24-27 at the Weeks Tennis Center, 1745 Two Notch Road.
The cost to enter the first event is $88.60 and $15 for the second event with a maximum of two events per person. Categories include women, men and mixed doubles.
Spectator tickets are $30 for the weekend, and participants are urged to bring a folding chair. Tournament registration is due by Sunday, April 20. For more information or to sign up, visit playtennis.
usta.com . The Drifters will perform at 3 p.
m. Thursday, April 24, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry.
Tickets range from $45. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com .
4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave.
APRIL 25 The Trenton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its annual Benefit Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.
m. Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, at 736 W. Rollingwood Road.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit student veterans in the community. Della Mae will perform at 8 p.m.
Friday, April 25, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry. Tickets range from $25-$45.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com . An Open House will be held from 11 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, April 25, at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior & Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.
W. The open house will provide information on classes and events and feature refreshments and vendors. For more information, call 803-642-7600 ext.
3. APRIL 26 The GVW Fire Department and Graniteville Community Services will hold a fishing rodeo beginning at 9 a.m.
on the canal adjacent from Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville. The event is free for anglers of every age.
The St. Thaddeus Home & Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26.
There will also be a heritage market and strawberries and cream tea. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online at stthaddeus.org .
A launch party for the book "South Carolina's Matilda Evans: A Medical Pioneer" will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Center for African American History, Art and Culture, 120 York St.
N.E. The program will be moderated by Donna Wesby, co-founder and CEO of Umoja Village.
For more information, email [email protected] . A National Poetry Month celebration titled Being Heard will be held from noon to 5:30 p.
m. Saturday, April 26. Workshops will be available throughout the day.
Workshops include: Introduction to Poetry with Samantha Taylor; Poetry as Spoken Word with Moses Freeman; and Indian Poet Tea with Anu Acharekar. There also will be an open mic. To register for workshops and open mic time, call the reference desk at 803-642-2020 ext.
3. American Legion Post 232 will hold a Free Family Day from noon to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, at the post home 6070 Broadcast Drive, North Augusta. For more information, call Oredean Crews, 803-507-0029 or email [email protected] .
Artists will create portraits and figurative art from 11 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Saturday, April 12, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville.
Fiber artists will also demonstrate their craft on Saturdays, April 12, 19 and 26. For more information, visit betterworldstudios.org .
The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are encouraged for those who are not vaccinated. APRIL 27 Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will hold virtual service on Sunday, APRIL 19.
Meeting is open to all and visitors are warmly welcomed. Worship in silence begins at 10 a.m.
, followed by fellowship at 11 a.m. For the Zoom link, email Brenda at bgconway2@gmail.
com or call 803-648-6020. APRIL 28 The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. The Experiment I-20 Horns will perform at 6:30 p.
m. April 28 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place.
Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages. Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot.
In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661.
The concerts are free. For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov .
Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E.
Pine Log Road. There is a $5 cover charge. Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25.
For more information, visit facebook.com/letsgobingoaiken . APRIL 29 Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.
m. Tuesday, April 29, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May.
Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Snacks are welcome. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch.
For more information, call 803-642-7631. For weather information, call 803-643-4661. The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.
m. Tuesday, APRIL 7, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome.
All acoustic instruments are welcome. For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.
m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St.
S.W. For more information, email aikennaranon@outlook.
com . Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App. For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] .
APRIL 30 Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.
; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.
m. to 12:15 p.m.
Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk.
An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B.
Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, email [email protected] . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St.
S.W., is open 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free.
For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.org ..
